I have received several requests for an update on OOXML, so I will oblige with some quick observations in what (I hope) is my final update on this sad chapter in standardization.
Read more »The Final OOXML Update: Part I
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Ubuntu Cola vs. Windows Cola
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I just found out that there's a brand of soft drink with the same name as the popular Linux distribution. For those of you who don't know this yet, let me introduce you to Ubuntu Cola. Also named after the African philosophy, it is made in the United Kingdom and with a key ingredient that is Fair Trade Certified.
Read more »Karmic Koala: The best Ubuntu Linux ever?
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Based on my early look at Karmic Koala, Ubuntu 9.10, I think we've got a very strong Linux desktop distribution coming down the way.
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OpenArena from Libregamewiki, the Free Gaming Encyclopedia
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OpenArena is a FPS game intended to be a free replacement for the proprietary Quake III Arena. Both the media and the game are licensed under the GPLv2.[1][2] The latest version of the game is version 0.8.1 released on October 31th, 2008.[3] The OpenArena project was established on August 19, 2005, the day after the id Tech 3 GPL source code release.
Read more »Breaking the dependency on proprietary software: A call to nonprofits to refuse Microsoft Windows 7
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The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today launched the next stage of its "Windows 7 Sins" campaign at http://windows7sins.org, making the case against Microsoft and proprietary software by writing to 500 leaders of the most influential nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide, asking them to make the switch to freedom-respecting free software, and to help foster awareness of the ethical impor
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The Day The Netbook Died
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Back in March I wrote a glowing review of my Sylvania g Netbook Meso, calling it "a Linux netbook done right." Last month everything changed.
Read more »LinuxCertified Announces its next Linux System and Network Administration BootCamp.
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LinuxCertified,Inc. a leading provider of Linux training, will offer weekend Linux system administration bootcamp on October 15th - 16th, 2009 in South Bay (CA). This workshop is designed for busy information technology professionals and is designed to cover the most important Linux administration areas.
Read more »How to Configure Custom Shortcuts in KDE
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In KDE, shortcut keys are customizable for each and every application, and you can also customize global shortcuts that affect the desktop, window manager, command interface, and other features.
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Richard Stallman Explains Why Not SUSE
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In a new interview, Richard Stallman explains the problem with SUSE
Read more »Screenshots Tour of Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 Beta
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Yes, after six months down the road, it's time to gear up for the newly born Ubuntu baby again. This time, Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala, will be officially released on 29th Oct 2009.
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Autonomous robot runs Linux on Intel Atom
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Vstone has announced a two-legged humanoid robot that sports an onboard, Intel Atom-based PC. The "Robovie-PC" can walk on joints that offer six degrees of freedom, offers an accelerometer and gyro sensors, includes a 1.3 megapixel webcam, and has a body padded with polyurethane foam, says the company.
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I Have a Schedule to Keep - IO Schedulers
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The Linux kernel has several different IO schedulers. This article provides an introduction to the concept of schedulers and what options exist for Linux.
Read more »FSFE Wants the European Commission to Stop Microsoft’s Racketeering
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The FSFE advises the Commission to put an end to Microsoft FUD using unnamed software patents; Eolas sues massively
Read more »Report: OSI corporate status suspended
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A report from the 451 Group's analysts has revealed that the Open Source Initiative has had it's corporate status suspended by the Californian authorities. According to OSI President Michael Tiemann, the organisation has been unable to get "our paperwork to the state in time" and so the authorities have suspended the OSI's corporate status.
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Free as in Speech vs. Free as in Beer, Redux
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"Well it's bound to be popular isn't it?" you'll hear the non-tech savvy say. "Everyone loves something that's free."
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Anybody up to writing good directory software?
Tue, 2007-02-20 11:17 — David JonathanFrom the very start, directories have served a very useful purpose on the Internet. (One I find useful for example is Free Web Directory). News sites can also be considered directories: they index and categorize news stories! What about categorizing software? In the open source world you get Savannah, SourceForge, Freshmeat; there are still, believe it or not, shareware and freeware directories like FileBuzz, PCWin Download Center and Freeware Downloads (although you need to be careful, as they are not like their free-as-in-freedom counterparts).
Is better education the key to finding better software?
Sat, 2007-03-03 03:25 — Edward RusselAbout Jonathon's article Anybody Up To Writing Good Directory Software?, it's clear that the topic of software directories is very hot. Most of what you find on Google, however, are not pointing to free and open soruce software -- or worse, they mix the two. Examples of such sites are Freeware Downloads and Shareware Download, which simply don't focus on "free as in freedom", and still can be used as good free software directories.
